Legal size & loaded measurements
General width
8′6″Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; safety-device, vehicle and load exceptions may apply.
Loaded height
14′Ordinary vehicle-and-load limit; listed exceptions and actual route clearances apply.
Loaded dimensions
Utah baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 14 feet height. Length and overhang are configuration-specific; do not select a limit from overall length alone.
Axles, weight & bridges
Use wheel/tire rating, axle groups, spacing, bridge formula, route class, registration and postings; 80,000 GVW alone is not a Utah decision.
Loaded width
Utah's published legal baselines are 8 feet 6 inches width and 14 feet height; length depends on the vehicle or combination configuration and exceptions.
Permits, routes & larger loads
Roads & authorities
UDOT Motor Carrier permits cover the approved Utah route and conditions; local, federal, private, construction and facility controls remain separate.
When a permit is needed
Overlegal size, weight or drawbar requires the applicable UDOT permit before travel. Product and duration are limited by the issued permit and statutory caps.
Larger-load review
Above 14 feet 6 inches width, 14 feet height or 105 feet length, the ordinary path is single-trip; loads over 17 feet 6 inches high, 17 feet wide or 300,000 pounds receive specialist processing.
State permit fees
Single-trip agency fee example
$30 for this Utah planning example: a nondivisible load measuring 8′7″ wide, 13′ high and 70′ overall, at 72,000 lb gross on a five-axle rig with a 48′ trailer. The example uses 100 in-state miles. Change the load details in the calculator for your move.
What the agency estimate includes
The calculator applies Utah's maintained single-trip permit schedule to the loaded vehicle and the supplied fee inputs. It itemizes the supported state charges, including weight or distance charges where applicable. Annual permits, special products, local permissions and payment-method charges need their own applicable schedule.
UT / Permit worksheet
Price your Utah movement.
Enter the complete loaded vehicle. Get estimated agency fees and escort requirements before sharing your contact details.
The numbers behind your next move.
Your result will show the agency fee breakdown, potential pilot-car requirements, and the rules used to calculate them.
- 01 State agency fee subtotal
- 02 Escort & survey considerations
- 03 Sources & pricing assumptions
Single-state pricing uses the mileage you enter. For a proposed route and intermediate states, use the route calculator.
About the example equipment
The samples use ODPermit’s editable 48 ft flatbed · 5 axles planning profile. Loaded dimensions, gross weight, 100 state miles and Texas registration are example inputs, not a capacity rating or a route approval. Replace them with your actual setup.
Great Dane Freedom trailer specifications — 48 ft platform; the illustrated 40 in drop deck and 20 in drop support a 60 in upper-deck planning height. Combined tare and tractor geometry are editable ODPermit assumptions.
Pilot cars, height poles & surveys
14′6″-wide load example
Example: 14′6″ wide × 13′ high, 75′ overall, 72,000 lb gross, zero overhang or rear projection, ordinary nondivisible freight in daylight. Daylight on freeways: 1 pilot car. Daylight on secondary highways: 2 pilot cars. Use the largest applicable pilot count, without adding width, length and height counts together.
17′6″-high load example
Example: 9′ wide × 17′6″ high, 75′ overall, 72,000 lb gross, zero overhang or rear projection, ordinary nondivisible freight in daylight. Daylight on freeways: 2 pilot cars. Daylight on secondary highways: 2 pilot cars. Use the largest applicable pilot count, without adding width, length and height counts together. Above 16 ft high, pilot vehicles escorting the load must carry a compliant nonconductive height-measuring pole. Arrange pole use and vehicle positions in the required pre-trip meeting; this equipment condition does not add another pilot car to Table 3.
Travel hours & road restrictions
Travel hours
Utah's R909-2 rule sets weather, curfew, holiday, escort and lane conditions. Check those conditions alongside construction restrictions and the dates and hours on the issued permit.
Current route restrictions
Check UDOT construction, snow-plow, bridge, clearance, lane, weather, holiday and route restrictions for the exact date and roads before departure.
Signs, flags & safety equipment
Safety equipment
Secure the load under §72-7-409 and follow every current permit condition for signs, flags, lighting, escorts, lanes, speed, weather and route.
What the driver needs
Carry the permit
Carry the issued permit in the vehicle; paper or electronic proof is accepted, but the vehicle, load, route and dates must match.
Prepare the driver packet
The driver packet must contain matching electronic or paper permit proof, route, dates, vehicle/load identity, registration and required attachments.
Special equipment & permit programs
Special permit programs
Longer combination authority, implements of husbandry, mobile homes, emergency towing and dual-lane bridge clearance have separate eligibility and agency conditions.
BEFORE THE TRUCK ROLLS
Turn the estimate
into a permitted move.
Confirm the loaded measurements, carrier details, travel dates and exact pickup and delivery. We can help coordinate permits, escorts and route surveys around those facts.
THE SOURCE RECORD
Official references.
Read the rule behind each requirement. These are dated references; current restrictions and the issued permit control your move.
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- 03Utah Code Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 4 — Vehicle Size, Weight, and Load Limitations
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Source record: - 04Utah Code Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 4 — Vehicle Size, Weight, and Load Limitations
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Source record: - 05Utah Motor Carrier Temporary Construction Restrictions
Motor Carrier Temporary Construction Restrictions
Source record: - 06Utah Oversize and Overweight Provisions
General Oversize or Overweight Permit Provisions
Source record: - 07Utah Code Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 4 — Vehicle Size, Weight, and Load Limitations
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- 09UDOT Motor Carrier Services — nondivisible permit fees
UDOT Motor Carrier Services — nondivisible permit fees
Source record: - 10Utah R909-2, effective March 16, 2026 — Table 3 and escort equipment
Utah R909-2, effective March 16, 2026 — Table 3 and escort equipment
Source record: - 11Utah R909-2, effective March 16, 2026 — Table 3 and escort equipment
Utah R909-2, effective March 16, 2026 — Table 3 and escort equipment
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- 14Utah Code Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 4 — Vehicle Size, Weight, and Load Limitations
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Source record: - 15
- 16Utah Code Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 4 — Vehicle Size, Weight, and Load Limitations
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